I once stayed out at a Double A game til 2:30 AM in the late 90s. My sons were with me and were about 6 and 4 at the time. I also brought one of my older son's buddies. It was in the days before everyone had a cell phone, so I didn't think of calling.

My wife went to bed around 10 PM thinking we'd be home any minute, but the game went about 18 innings, and the kids showed no signs of being tired.

My neighbors, whose son was with us, called my wife just after midnight. They heard the game was still on the radio, so they were pretty sure we were still there. Out of roughly 3,000, who attended the game, there were maybe 50-60 still there at the end. We and a couple of other mentally ill fans had an entire section to ourselves. There were free sodas and ice cream for those left. It was to surreal to leave.

Anyway, my wife thought I was nuts for having the kids out so late.